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Bella Hadid's boyfriend, Adan Banuelos, has given a rare insight into his relationship with the supermodel.
The 35-year-old cowboy opened up about the beginning of his romance with Hadid, 27, during an appearance on the Throughout the journey podcast. The Mexican-American rodeo star revealed that Hadid even lived with him in a fifth-wheel trailer in the early days of their relationship.
“She was a joyful fifth wheel,” Banuelos explained on the podcast, which aired earlier this month.
He called his girlfriend “bad” for choosing to live with him in his RV, adding, “That fifth wheel has always felt small, but then you get someone you enjoy spending time with and that fifth wheel went from being a fifth wheel to a fucking mansion.”
The rider praised Hadid for living with him in his RV and shared that “material things” are not important to the Orebella founder. Banuelos also revealed that Hadid recently bought a house in Texas, where she lives, in the meantime “she is working on building a house.”
“I can’t tell you how happy I am. I can’t tell you how lucky I am,” Banuelos continued. “This young lady is one of the kindest, biggest-hearted, sweetest people I’ve ever met. I didn’t know God created them like this.”
He said that “how beautiful [Hadid] “What she sees on the outside is nothing compared to what she is as a human being.”
“She has no idea how beautiful she is,” Banuelos gushed. “She never thought that way, she never felt that way. She’s a very kind soul.”
He added: “She puts up with me and loves me, and I am head over heels in love with her. It’s been absolutely wonderful.”
The couple began dating after meeting at a horse show in Texas over a year ago. Banuelos and Hadid sparked romance rumors in October 2023 after they were caught kissing in Fort Worth, according to a video obtained by TMZShe first made a splash with their relationship on Instagram in February of this year by sharing several throwback photos from her birthday party in October.
In one of the photos, Banuelos can be seen standing next to Hadid as she sat next to her rainbow birthday cake. Hadid also posted a video of herself leaning in for a kiss, as they gazed lovingly at each other.
In March, the Fashion The cover star celebrated her boyfriend’s win at the American Performance Horseman in Arlington, Texas. Banuelos was the returning champion and defended her title at this year’s competition. Banuelos and her two teammates each won a $25,000 prize, as well as $100,000 for their victory in the cutting arena. On Instagram, Hadid called herself the “leader of the fan club” as she posted photos and videos of Banuelos’ performance.
In fact, Banuelos is a celebrated horse cutter, an equestrian competition in which a horse and rider work together to separate a single cow from a herd of cattle. He was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame in 2017 and was named Rider of the Year in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Prior to her relationship with Banuelos, Hadid was in a relationship with artistic director Marc Kalman for nearly three years. She also dated The Weeknd on and off between 2015 and 2019.
